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Re:John Carmack: From a DM, just in case anyone else needs t... by lozenge on Sunday March 19, 2023 @05:57AM (#35217521)
The industry grew because the desire for data analysis grew, which is because the technology's ability to meet the desire grew. This can repeat itself a couple more times.
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Re:John Carmack: From a DM, just in case anyone else needs t... by ben_w on Sunday March 19, 2023 @06:29AM (#35217664)
Cotton gins and the Jevons effect.

Give what even pessimistic AI alignment people are saying, I think you're correct that there are a few more repeats possible before AGI.

(Whether the pessimists are correct that all of them will happen before the 30s, I cannot say).

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